Interview with Anada Tiega, Secretary General of the Convention on Wetlands Ramsar Secretariat

Anada Tiega came to the Climate Change Studio to talk about the important role wetlands have to play in
both climate change mitigation and adaptation. He spoke of the vital job they play as carbon sinks and
how the degradation of these ecosystems is releasing huge amounts of carbon dioxide into the
atmosphere.

Interview with Tasneem Essop, Head of low carbon frameworks at WWF’s Global Climate and Energy
Initiative

Tasneem Essop, Head of COP18 Delegation for WWF says she wants to see two things from Doha; urgency and
ambition. She says this year’s extreme weather events are a clear warning sign of climate
change’s impacts.

Interview with Eng. Arafa Radwan from the Qatar Sustainability Network

Arafa Radwan, a lecturer at the Ukrainian National Technical University talks to the Climate Change
Studio about using geoengineering methods to control the planet’s energy balance. He suggests the
use of screens that could be placed above cities, like Doha, which would allow people to control the
incoming sun radiation.

Interview with Taki Eddine Djeffal from the Arab Youth Climate Movement, Indy Act - The league of
Independent Activists

Taki Eddine Djeffa came to the Climate Change Studio to talk about the importance of having a youth
climate group in the Arab region. He explained how climate change will further exacerbate other
challenges the region is facing and will impact on Arab countries’ populations and their
economies.

Interview with Will McGoldrick Policy Manager of Climate Change at WWF-Australia

Will McGoldrick talks to the Climate Change Studio about the Australian government’s target for
the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol. He says that for WWF the target of a 5% cut by
2020, on 1990 levels, is not enough but that the willingness of the government to up this to 25% is an
important signal.

Interview with Antal Wozniak from the Department of Media & Communication Studies at the
University of Mannheim

Antal Wozniak M.A. describes UN climate talks as global media events. He is here to analyse the
motivations behind the communications of different stakeholders, and the range of approaches to
communicating COP18.

Kitty Ehn from Nature Youth Sweden comes to the Climate Change Studio to call on the Swedish
delegation to live up to their reputation as a green country. She says the Swedish youth are trying
to create momentum and call on the country to increase their ambition in Doha.

Caroline Jonsson from the Sustainable Markets Foundation comes to the Climate Change Studio to talk
about a new project she is undertaking creating a children’s book on climate finance. The book
‘Fill the Fund’ will see a hero travel across the world and find easy and fun ways to fill
the Green Climate Fund.

Interview with Tim Gore, International Policy Advisor from OXFAM International

Tim Gore, Policy Advisor for Oxfam International tells the Climate Change Studio that developed
countries must put their cards on the table when it comes to finance. As the fast-start finance period
comes to an end he voices concern that there is currently no money pledged for 2013 and warns that the
amount of money offered could be going down, just as it should be going up.

Interview with Georgia Schmitt Student from the School of Environmental Studies Education
Foundation

Georgia Schmitt from the School of Environmental Studies Education Foundation in Minnesota talks to the
Climate Change Studio about the importance of young people learning about the international climate
change negotiations and being empowered to make future decisions and improve the process.

Dr Ozuzu Promise from the Youth Delegation of Nigeria calls for young people to have a bigger role in
UNFCCC decision making on plans to protect the environment now. He describes how the Conference of
Youth provided his delegation with a platform to share their national projects with the world, and
discusses the challenges in communicating climate change in Nigeria.

Interview with Ansgar Kiene Director of the Africa Liaison Office from the World Future
Council

Ansgar Kiene talks about his work aimed at re-fitting Africa with renewable energy. He says that the
majority of African countries are facing an energy crisis which is leading to a loss of productivity
for manufacturers and is a major barrier to social development.

Interview with Kevin M. Schaefer Research Scientist from the University of Colorado at Boulder, United
Nations Environment Programme

Kevin Schaefer, Research Scientist at the University of Colorado at Boulder warns about the impact that
melting permafrost could have on global climate change and calls for it to be considered by countries
as they work towards a new global treaty.

Abiodun Odunuga, a youth climate advocate at HEDA Resource, describes his work raising awareness on a
local level to supplement governmental policy frameworks to tackle climate change. He is working to
make sure that sustainable development is not just talk, but is put into practice, and to show youth
and local people that their own simple actions are part of the solution.

Interview with Nathalie Eddy Coordinator from the Global Gender and Climate Alliance

Nathalie Eddy from the Global Gender Climate Alliance, talks about the importance of including women in
the climate change negotiations. She talks about the success there has been in getting women included
in the UNFCCC negotiating language over the past four years.

Interview with Carlos Eugenio Vargas Producer Representative from Latin America
from Fairtrade International

Carlos Eugenio Vargas represents small scale producers from Latin America for Fairtrade International,
and he is bringing the stories of how climate change is affecting them to the UNFCCC. While farmers in
Latin America are establishing their own strategies to deal with climate change, he affirms that they
need help, and this is why he is here to bring their story to the UN.

Professor Richard Klein, Senior Research Fellow at the Stockholm Environment Institute talks about the
importance of keeping the adaptation talks going under the UNFCCC. He says the science community has
been saying for a long time that adaptation deserves equal focus at the talks as mitigation.